1 Samuweli 25:23-44

Lapho u-Abhigayili ebona uDavide, wehla ngokushesha embongolweni wawa ngobuso phambi kukaDavide wakhothamela phansi. Wawa phansi ezinyaweni zakhe, wathi: “Lobu bubi mabufike phezu kwami, nkosi yami, incekukazi yakho mayikhulume phambi kwezilaleli zakho, uzwe amazwi encekukazi yakho.” Inkosi yami mayingamnaki lo muntu omubi, uNabali, ngokuba njengegama lakhe unjalo; nguNabali igama lakhe, nobuwula bukuye; kepha mina nceku yakho angizibonanga izinsizwa zenkosi yami owazithuma. Ngakho-ke, nkosi yami, kuphila kukaJehova nokuphila komphefumulo wakho, lokhu uJehova ukuvimbile ukuba ungezi ukuchitha igazi nokuziphindisela ngesandla sakho, izitha zakho nabenza okubi mazifune iNkosi yami, njengoNabali. Manje-ke, lesi sibusiso inceku yakho esilethe enkosini yami, masinikwe nezinsizwa ezilandela inkosi yami. Xolela isiphambeko senceku yakho, ngokuba uJehova uyakuyenzela inkosi yami indlu; ngokuba inkosi yami ilwa izimpi zikaJehova, akufunyanwanga okubi kuwe zonke izinsuku zakho. Kodwa umuntu wasukuma ukukuxotsha lokudinga umphefumulo wakho; kepha umphefumulo wenkosi yami uyakuboshelwa emshungwini wabaphilayo kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho; nemiphefumulo yezitha zakho iyoyiphonsa kungathi iphakathi kwendwayimana. Kuyakuthi uma uJehova enzile enkosini yami njengakho konke okuhle akukhulumileyo ngawe, wakumisa ube ngumbusi kwa-Israyeli; kungabi kini usizi noma isikhubekiso senhliziyo enkosini yami, ukuthi nichithe igazi ngeze, noma ukuthi inkosi yami iziphindisele; kepha uma uJehova enze okuhle enkosini yami, khumbula inceku yakho. UDavida wasesithi kuAbigayili: Kayibusiswe iNKOSI, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, okuthumileyo lamuhla ukungihlangabeza. Futhi ibusisiwe iseluleko sakho, futhi ubusisiwe wena ongivimbele namuhla ukuba ngichithe igazi futhi ungiphindisele ngesandla sami. Ngokuba kuphila kukaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli owangivimbela ukuba ngikulimaze, uma ubungasheshanga ukuza ukungihlangabeza, impela, ngabe akasalanga uNabali ekukhanyeni kokusa uJehova angazange amshaye udonga. UDavide wayesethatha esandleni sakhe lokho amlethele khona, wathi kuye: “Khuphukela endlini yakho ngokuthula; bheka, ngilalele izwi lakho futhi ngathatha ubuntu bakho. U-Abigayili wafika kuNabali; bheka, wayenedili endlini yakhe njengedili lenkosi; inhliziyo kaNabali yayijabule phakathi kwakhe, ngokuba wayedakwe kakhulu; ngalokho akamtshelanga lutho, okukhulu noma okuncane, kwaze kwasa. Kwathi ekuseni, lapho iwayini lenyuka kuNabali, umkakhe wamtshela lokho, inhliziyo yakhe yafa phakathi kwakhe, waba njengetshe. Kwathi emva kwezinsuku eziyishumi uJehova wamshaya uNabali, wafa. UDavide esezwile ukuthi uNabali ufile, wathi: “Makabusiswe uJehova owamela icala lami lokuhlanjalazwa esandleni sikaNabali, wayisindisa inceku yakhe ebubini; ngoba uJehova ulobubi bukaNabali ekhanda lakhe. UDavide wathumela wakhuluma ku-Abigayili ukuba amthathe abe ngumkakhe. Izinceku zikaDavide sezifikile ku-Abigayili eKarmeli, zakhuluma kuye, zathi: “UDavide usithume kuwe ukuba akuthathe ube ngumkakhe; Wasukuma wakhothama ngobuso emhlabathini, wathi: “Bheka, incekukazi yakho mayibe yisigqila sokugeza izinyawo zezinceku zenkosi yami.” U-Abigayili washesha wasuka, wagibela imbongolo, amantombazane akhe ayisihlanu amlandela; wazilandela izithunywa zikaDavide, waba ngumkakhe. UDavide wathatha no-Ahinohama waseJizreyeli; futhi babe ngabafazi bakhe bobabili. Kepha uSawule wanika uPhaliti indodana kaLayishi waseGalimi indodakazi yakhe uMikhali umkaDavide.